Technological Revolution

We have internet!!!  And telephone!! And TV!! Okay, that’s not really a technological revolution, but it definitely feels like one at this point.  Maybe I can be a little more regular in posting now that I don’t have to go to the school to get online.  Living in a remote location obviously complicates things.  We have to fit into the technicians’ schedules which can be challenging in itself.  Since it takes longer to get here and back, they really have to give an entire day of their schedule to the trip to leave room for unexpected delays.  Since they are losing an entire day to the job and will have to pay a decent chunk of money for transportation, being able to wait until there is more than one job to do while here is also beneficial.  Then, even if everything else has aligned itself perfectly, we still have to contend with the weather.  It doesn’t matter how perfectly everything is arranged if the winds are too sketchy for the planes to fly.  So getting it all in place has taken a little while, but now that it is here, we are celebrating!

Technology has also been the source of a serious internal struggle.  I have always taken a little bit of pleasure in not having a smart phone.  Anyone who knows me, knows I am certainly not glued to my cell phone.  I treasure the freedom to experience and enjoy the moment rather than missing out on something because I’m so busy trying to capture and share it.   To be honest, I may or may not even have my phone with me at any given time and whether or not it has been charged recently or turned back on after charging is equally questionable.  I do not need a smart phone.  I do not want a smart phone. . . I have a smart phone.  Now THAT is a technological revolution.  One I am not happy about, I might add.  I am nothing, if not practical, though, and it ended up being the most practical choice.  While it makes absolutely no sense, the cell plan is actually cheaper with a smart phone than a “basic service phone” (they seem to get a little offended if you call them dumb phones).  On top of that, with WiFi calling, I can use my cell phone in the village.  Apparently WiFi calling’s not a new thing, but I have never heard of this strange voodoo magic.  Who would have thought  living in the bush would force me to join the technology era, but irony has always been the story of my life.  I guess I shouldn’t expect that to change now.